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Oct 14, 2012
Mike87
10 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Cant get stable!! Iv just recently moved house, got a new job and to top it all of changed by back ground insulin to levemir. The problem is the last couple of weeks my bloods have gone haywire!!! Im counting carbs, eating as healthy as possible, jobs pretty physical so good exercise and hitting the gym when I can. I cant get my bs back to how it was, feeling pretty clueless and lost right now and feeling rough!!! Trying to get into see a diabetic nurse is hard work as im still trying to join a new surgery!! Really dont no what to do!!! Could this all be down to the change of insulin? |
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Oct 13, 2012
Nicky 72
4 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading? reading dawn french's dear fatty , haven't laughed this much in ages
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Oct 13, 2012
Nicky 72
4 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / new meter i have the contour usb its small with no need to calabrate
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Oct 12, 2012
RichFreed
51 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / new meter My own conclusions were reached finaly on a side by side comparison with the another meter (Optium Exceed- now called freestyle exceed), as it became more apparent it was prone to spurious reading I found myself more & more, testing with the 2 meters for safety.From the same sample area the exceed would read the same result consistantly, the Mobile would vary and hardly ever agree with the exceed (especially outside of normal target range). I may be wrong but the testing solutions for meters give test results in the target range which is indeed where I found the mobile to be the most accurate. It remminded me very much of the the very first meter I had (early 90s) in terms of varing results. I believe it's because it uses the older type light technology to analyse the sample rather than the newer method which looks at electron flow (non technical description). When I compare my Exceed to my Hospital's, calibrated daily, meter it is always within 0.1 mmol/L. It's entirely posible I had a faulty one, but the meer fact that it came with a warning to be cautious with it's results from my HCPs, does not help it's cause. |
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Oct 11, 2012
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (2)
Yeah well the bed time testing I'm trying to get back into the habit of doing this but mainly it's because I go to bed about 2300pm ish or there abouts and am too tired at that time to do testing so just do my injection of BI  any help or suggestions for this I would be very greatful of
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Oct 11, 2012
LadyNovo777
9 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (2)
Why do you only test three times per day? --- no bedtime test! I test six to eight times per day (and always before driving. Am I alone in this?? I used to experience a lot of hypos during the night resulting in medical attention being required, |
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Oct 11, 2012
meltow
78 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Flu Jabs Like LadyNovo777 I'm sure I was told the pneumococcal was "once a lifetime" vaccine. Had mine several years ago, and has never been discussed with the Dr. again since. |
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Oct 11, 2012
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Flu Jabs Mines booked for Monday afternoon 15th October. After it i usually get a red patch on my arm, warm to the touch & the area sewlls up like a balloon for a couple of days I also thought the pneumonia vaccine was a 'one off'. |
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Oct 11, 2012
LadyNovo777
9 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Flu Jabs
I thought the pneumonia vaccine was a 'one off'. Am I wrong?? |
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Oct 11, 2012
Alan 49
284 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Flu Jabs I've been having the flu jabs since they first started and never suffered any adverse reactions. |
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Oct 11, 2012
Dave Wright
3 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / new meter I was on my DAFNE course last week and had for a few months before that moved over to the mobile, a nurse raised a question about reliability and got me some .. testers for the tester (i forget the proper name), and so I then tested the meter myself and it was fine and I'd like to think a machine not fit for purpose wouldn't be released.I think the key to remember (and something I saw for myself when testing my sugars after spreading some jam), is ALWAYS wash your hands with just water before doing a test. Mine is the MK 1 and the MK 2 looks a little nicer but while this works I'll stick with it. All that said if you don't trust a meter it's time to find a different one, we all need to be able to trust the results the machines give us |
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Oct 11, 2012
Dave Wright
3 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / DAFNE Carb Portion list Thanks for the replies, I had looked at the book and assumed it was density as boiled weighs more than a roast, I guess I was just expecting boiled to weigh more than raw, but raw and boiled, 100g are both down as 1.5The important thing is I'll have to have another roast dinner this Sunday purely to ensure I get the principles right
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Oct 10, 2012
Alan Jock Ni...
19 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Flu Jabs I had my Flu Jag last Saturday, like Marke no real reaction, not even a tenter arm. My pneumonia vaccine booster is due, the last time It felt like my left arm was about to fall off and my left side was tender so I am not looking forward to that jag. Alan |
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Oct 10, 2012
Alan Jock Ni...
19 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / 7 Steps to Health Thank you for your reply's, I was not convinced - it's still DAFNE for me all the way.Alan |
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Oct 9, 2012
RichFreed
51 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / new meter I ditched the mobile due to not trusting the readings it gave me...http://dafneonline.co.uk/forums/1/topics/1689. |
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Oct 9, 2012
mike_b
1 post
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Topic: General Discussion / new meter I have been using the MK 2 version of the Mobile and it is much better than the original, more Compact Plus with the 50 test cartridge. The MK 2 is roughly the same dimension but slimmer, it now has a micro USB connector with a version of Smart-Pix built in. Just plug in to pc and double click on start.html, no more infra-red link required, and can be used at home or work as all data stays on meter. A plus is that the info is also available as Excel format. Iave run the mobile and plus side by side for a week and am a convert to the MK 2 mobile. |
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Oct 9, 2012
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / DAFNE Carb Portion list Garry nailed it. You'll find the same problem when it comes to jacket potatoes. The opposite happens for rice and pasta - they take on more water. Best to weigh stuff raw/before cooking in most cases so you know what you're dealing with before the density change. Enjoy your roast when you have it! Yum!
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Oct 9, 2012
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading? Oh my fellow book worms! There's an E-book Humble Bundle if you're interested in grabbing a good deal and donating to charity!http://www.humblebundle.com/ This is unusual because the humble bundles are usually PC games. I was so surprised! I'm going to snap them all up! Info at a glance:
Enjoy if you do take advantage!
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Oct 9, 2012
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Changing the QA insulin you use. My numbers are showing up green today so I don't think I'll make the change just yet if I do at all.. still going to test while the goings good.The reason this came up is because my BGs really throw me sometimes when the correctional units take me down by 5-6BG per 1QA... that's such a drastic drop so I wondered if changing it would make it less - or would it make my ratios less difficult to work out. With the better numbers I've been getting the past few days though, hopefully things will start working out better and I can get some freedom back for all my hard work. Still would be interesting to find out if any one has made the QA change though. The BI change I did years ago made a noticeable difference and it would quite interesting if there are any differences in the two commonly used QA insulins. I've been on Humalog for as long as I can remember but I might ask my parents if I was on anything else before that. It wouldn't surprise me if I wasn't. I wonder if it's worth comparing how people respond to their QA (like me with 5-6BG) but considering finding the balance can prove quite difficult, what someone might be saying may not be the case really for them because they're still working out their needs... If or when I do make the change, I will definitely say.
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Oct 9, 2012
Garry
328 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / DAFNE Carb Portion list The numbers are right.Just down to carbohydrate 'density' Dave. Boiled potato has significant water content retained. Roast potato has much lower water content. Regards Garry |
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Oct 9, 2012
Dave Wright
3 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / DAFNE Carb Portion list I went on a DAFNE course last week and just typing up notes and a kind of cheat sheet into Excel for easy carrying around and I just have a question regarding potato differences. One bit I took away was that an egg sized boiled potato is 1 CP (it puts weight as 60g), and yet a roast potato at 50g is shown as 1.5. Which seems much higher for a roast potato than a boiled potato, do others find this ratio works ? I'm a little cautious as eating out this coming weekend and planning on a Sunday Roast, but 1.5 CP per small roast potato seems a little high.Anyone with thoughts/experience on counting there Sunday roasts ? Thanks in advance |
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Oct 9, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carbohydrates help needed - ASDA Ready Sliced Tiger Chest For me a medium sized slice, thats size, not slice thickness, is 20g or 2 units, so in your case and in mine as well as I had this bread recently I just used the same as I always do per slice which is 20g or 2 units.......Using Google though it seems as though it may be closer to 15g or 1.5 units........ There is also a thread in DiabetesSupport here that discusss the carbs in an ASDA tiger chest...... :
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Oct 9, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Changing the QA insulin you use. I haven't personally and I think that although there may be small differences in humalog and novorapid the main one considered may just be price or availability or just preference from the clinic.My team wouldn't have any objection changing me over if they agreed it would help.... I would say go for it, even if its just to see what differences there are......
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Oct 9, 2012
marke
681 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / 7 Steps to Health The great thing about the Internet is it gives anyone the opportunity to make money from everyone else.... I think you can guess my opinion of the site and the people behind it.The front page says it will elimiate Diabetes what it actually does is provide a diet-only 'solution' to type 2, basically what your GP will try and do when you are diagnosed with T2. It isn't going to cure any form of Diabetes it may reduce BG and thus reduce the risk of complications etc, but that relies on you following the 7 steps religously. |
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Oct 9, 2012
marke
681 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Flu Jabs had mine and as usual no real reaction. As they tell you if you get a reaction it is most likely not to the 'strain' as it is inert, its the suspension that it is in. If you get a cold its not the jab that caused it. Thats not suggesting that people don't react to what's 'pushed' into their bodies though
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